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Role Definition

We are seeking a Senior Procurement Technical Professional to apply technical expertise and experience to drive communication, collaboration and problem solving for the procurement organization.

What you will do:

• Leading a variety of complex purchasing-related initiatives, projects, processes, and operations with innovative thinking.
• Initiating and driving collaboration among engineering personnel, business unit procurement teams, and suppliers to solve business problems.
• Providing guidance and leadership on complex technical issues in the resolution of supplier quality problems, field failures, manufacturing problems, and warranty claims.
• Implementing new ideas on products, processes, technologies, techniques, and procedures to reduce cost and improve quality and availability of purchased products.

What you will have:

Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Interprets results of quantitative and statistical tools and explains results to others.
• Communicates key benefits of a quality management process.
• Conducts and directs quality reviews.
• Develops expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards.
• Develops quality assurance processes based on Six Sigma, ISO 9000 or Baldrige principles.

Risk Management: Knowledge of processes, tools and techniques for assessing and controlling an organization's exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply knowledge of risk management appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Produces and interprets common risk assessment and management reports.
• Identifies common technology, security, or financial risks relevant to own function or unit.
• Implements or manages risk management for own area.
• Documents the key steps of a unit-specific risk management process and associated procedures.
• Evaluates risk assessment models and techniques relevant to a specific line of business.

Data-driven Decision Making: Knowledge of the data-driven decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to gather and analyze data to make organizational decisions that align with strategic business objectives and goals.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Advises on advanced data analysis methodologies and technologies to make more informed decisions.
• Coaches others on improving the validity and reliability of data used in various Decision-Making processes.
• Designs KPIs and metrics to analyze data and influence decisions.
• Evaluates the opportunities and the challenges of integrating data into decisions.
• Oversees data gathering and analysis activities within the organization.
• Seeks input from multiple sources to generate diverse ideas for Decision Making.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
• Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
• Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Manufacturing Best Practices and Standards: Knowledge of best practices and standards for improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of the design, production, and distribution of manufacturing products; ability to create and implement best practices and standards for various manufacturing processes and activities.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Analyzes the feasibility of applying best practices within a manufacturing facility.
• Describes common problems and implementation issues with applying best practices.
• Explains the process of creation, dissemination, and maintenance of best practice documentation.
• Reviews and assesses proposed criteria for identifying best practices.
• Works with existing best practices within own's area of responsibility.

Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Facilitates supplier partnering arrangements that share risk and reward.
• Monitors supplier performance; works to resolve discrepancies between performance and agreements.
• Develops quality standards and controls for suppliers.
• Builds and maintains partnerships with multiple and/or large suppliers.
• Evaluates issues and terminates supplier relationships as appropriate; works with legal departments.
• Ensures the fulfillment of report and record-keeping requirements.

Top Candidates May Have:

• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
• Experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS) or Certified Quality Systems (CQS) methodologies, including process improvement, compliance, and quality assurance practices.

Additional Information:

• This position may require travel up to 50%

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location,job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.